GENERAL INFORMATION ON MONTREAL'S CANADA DAY

Here is some practical information on the Old Port, main site for Canada Day in Montréal. The site is accessible in many different ways and features all of the basic public services.

Vieux Port de Montréal

Public services

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Metro

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Parking

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ATMs

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Bathrooms, fountains

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Tourist information booths

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Telephones

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Restaurants and vending machines

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Services for people with limited mobility


Getting there

Public transportation

During legal holidays, the Family Outings program enables one adult holding a valid transportation ticket to travel on the STM network with a maximum of 5 children under the age of 12. Taking advantage of the public transit system is a good way to avoid traffic jams and to do something for yourself… and the environment.

    Metro Montreal  By metro:

     - 10-minute walk from the Place d'Armes metro station.

    Bus Montreal  By bus:

     - Bus 55 SOUTH (Saint-Laurent).
     - Stop at Saint-Laurent Blvd and Saint-Jacques Street West .
     - Then continue south.

By car  from the North Shore

    Highway 13  Highway 13 :

     - Drive south to the Métropolitaine Highway (40 East). 
     - Drive east to get to the Décarie Highway (15 South). 
     - Take Décarie up to the Ville-Marie Highway (720 East). 
     - Drive east to take the Berri - Saint-Laurent exit. 
     - Turn right to reach de la Commune Street. 
     - Turn right again and continue to the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard. 

    Highway 15  Highway 15 :

     - Drive south to the Métropolitaine Highway (40 West). 
     - Drive west to get to the Décarie Highway (15 South). 
     - Take Décarie up to the Ville-Marie Highway (720 East). 
     - Drive east to take the Berri - Saint-Laurent exit. 
     - Turn right to reach de la Commune Street. 
     - Turn right again and continue to the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard. 

By car from the South Shore

    Champlain Bridge  Via the Champlain Bridge  :  Take the Wellington exit, then follow the signs to Old Montréal.

    Champlain Bridge  Via the Victoria Bridge  : About one kilometre after coming off the bridge, turn right, onto Mill 
                 Street (near the shopping centre). Drive onto this street to de la Commune (you'll cross a 
                 small canal). Turn right and go to the corner of Saint-Laurent Boulevard and de la Commune 
                 Street.

    Champlain Bridge   Via the Jacques-Cartier Bridge : Keep to the right as you come off the bridge. At the first traffic 
                  lights (de Maisonneuve Boulevard), turn right and continue on de Maisonneuve, keeping to the left. 
                  You'll cross Amherst and Saint-Hubert streets, among others. Turn left on Berri Street, which will
                  take you directly to de la Commune Street, in Old Montréal. Then turn right, and continue to 
                  Saint-Laurent Boulevard.

    Downtown Montreal   By car from downtown : Berri, Saint-Urbain, de Bleury (du Parc Avenue, north of Sherbrooke) 
                    and McGill (Beaver Hall Hill, north of Viger) will all lead you to de la Commune Street, which runs 
                    along in front of the Old Port. 


Parking at the Old Port of Montréal

    Stationnements  Parking Access :

     •   Clock Tower Pier - 711 parking spots (including 131 spots reserved for the Yacht Club during 
         summertime)
     •   King Edward Pier (Montréal Science Center) - 440 parking spots
     •   Alexandra Pier - 748 parking spots

    Bus Montreal  Bus parking - school and tour groups :

     Free parking on the promenade of the Piers of the Old Port during low season. During high season, 
     parking only on the Port road.

Date: July 1st, 2012

Admission: Free

Canada Day Montreal 2011

CANADA, A COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE!